EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 44 MIN
Coachella Proved Her Right: The BIGBANG Fan Ahead of Her Time | Skyler Lee
from Chasing K-pop: Music Industry & Fan Culture · host Chase | LA K-pop Journalist
What does it mean to grow up Korean American, and build a career bridging two cultures through K-pop?Skyler was nine years old when she moved from Korea to Omaha, Nebraska. With no Korean friends or culture around her, she had only a laptop, sketchy streaming sites, and BIGBANG playing on loop in the dark.She forced herself to listen to Britney Spears just to make friends. She kept her K-pop obsession to herself for years, and waited for the world to catch up. It finally did. BIGBANG performed at Coachella last week, and Skyler is now an influencer attending the same festival where her favorite artists once performed.Now based in LA, Skyler is a Korean American content creator, DJ, hot yoga instructor, and K-pop influencer with over 340K followers worldwide.In this episode, we talk about what Korean American identity actually feels like from the inside, and the real difference between Korean and American K-pop fans.
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What does it mean to grow up Korean American, and build a career bridging two cultures through K-pop?Skyler was nine years old when she moved from Korea to Omaha, Nebraska. With no Korean friends or culture around her, she had only a laptop, sketchy streaming sites, and BIGBANG playing on loop in the dark.She forced herself to listen to Britney Spears just to make friends. She kept her K-pop obsession to herself for years, and waited for the world to catch up. It finally did. BIGBANG performed at Coachella last week, and Skyler is now an influencer attending the same festival where her favorite artists once performed.Now based in LA, Skyler is a Korean American content creator, DJ, hot yoga instructor, and K-pop influencer with over 340K followers worldwide.In this episode, we talk about what Korean American identity actually feels like from the inside, and the real difference between Korean and American K-pop fans.
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Coachella Proved Her Right: The BIGBANG Fan Ahead of Her Time | Skyler Lee
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